CZECHS ON THE CD MINISTERIAL

UNCLAS PRAGUE 001119 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS EUR/NCE FOR ERIC FICHTE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EZ SUBJECT: CZECHS ON THE CD MINISTERIAL REF: STATE 149622 ¶1. (SBU) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on September 12 to discuss reftel concerning the Communities of Democracies (CD) Ministerial scheduled to take place during UNGA on September 20. Kara thanked the U.S. for providing advance information about issues to be discussed at the Ministerial. He said the Czech representative will be MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil. The Czechs have not decided whether they will speak at the Ministerial, but will take U.S. requests under advisement. In addition, the Czechs will consider the U.S. request to participate in one or more of the proposed CD working groups: (1) Democratic Governance and Civil Society, (2) Poverty, Development, and Democratic Governance, (3) Regional and International Cooperation for Democratic Governance, and (4) National and Transnational Threats to Democracy. CABANISS